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CVPA0003
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:968-{1BD99E3F-CE45-4186-8E8B-4D9269FF08BF}
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Author Plot Code  |
CVPA0003
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| Author Observation Code |
CVPA0003
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| Original Data Location |
California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
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| Location Fields: |
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| Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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| Latitude |
36.7117112379844
º
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| Longitude |
-120.816699658412
º
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| Author Location |
Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
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| Location Narrative |
Large, open stand of Peritoma arborea extends along NE-facing slope. Understory of annual grasses and Poa secunda with some forbs. Drought conditions/early phenology are making herbaceous ID difficult. Some snags of Peritoma, Ephedra at edge of stand.
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| State or Province |
California
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| Country |
United States
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| Named Places |
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| Layout Fields: | |
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| Shape |
Square
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| Area |
400
m²
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| Placement Method |
Representative
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Layout Narrative |
20 m x 20 m, marked with 10-inch nails and washers at the 4 corners and in the center
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Stand Size |
extensive
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| Elevation |
586
m
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| Slope Aspect |
47
º
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| Slope Gradient |
18
º
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| Topographic Position |
Middle to Upper 1/3 of slope
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| Surficial Deposits |
Sedimentary (type unknown)
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| Rock Type |
Sedimentary (type unknown)
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| Landscape Narrative |
Upland; Adjacent Eriogonum fasciculatum-EPCA is sparse, with low cover of shrubs and herbs to the SE. Tops of hills to east are sparsely vegetated.
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| Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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| Percent Rock / Gravel |
10
%
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| Percent Litter |
38
%
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| Percent Bare Soil |
50
%
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| Percent Water |
0
%
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| Percent Other |
2
%
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| Name Other |
Basal Stem Area
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| Methods Fields: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
26-Mar-2014
± exact
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| Date Accuracy |
exact
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| Project |
Ciervo-Panoche Vegetation
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| Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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| Stratum Method |
CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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| Taxon Observation Area |
400
m²
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| Cover Dispersion |
Entire
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| Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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| Stem Observation Area |
400
m²
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| Plot Quality Fields: | |
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| Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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| Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
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| Shrub Height |
1.5
m
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| Field Height |
0.25
m
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| Tree Cover |
0
%
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| Shrub Cover |
7
%
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| Field Cover |
18
%
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| Nonvascular Cover |
2
%
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| Dominant Stratum |
Shrub
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| Misc Fields: | |
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| Observation Narrative |
Vegetation type confidence: High, Dominant Peritoma
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